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Hearing progress, council OKs phase two of harvesting

FAIRMONT— On Monday the Fairmont City Council heard a progress report from Premier Lake Harvesting, LLC on phase one of the Curly Leaf Pondweed (CLP) removal process in the chain of lakes. The council then considered whether it wanted to preceded with phase two of the project. The council ...

Welcome church celebrates 125 years

WELCOME— St. Paul Community Church in Welcome will celebrate its 125th anniversary with a special service at 9:30 a.m. on June 14. The current worship leaders, a son of the congregation, Brian Wohlhuter, and a former pastor, Rob Bellin, are scheduled to speak. The congregation began with ...

Weed removal business helps local find the right path

FAIRMONT – While the Curly Leaf Pondweed issue in Fairmont has affected many, removing it has helped one resident stay clean and keep the lakes clean. Dominic Hill of ClearShore Solutions said he was a troublemaker in his younger years and struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. That ...

Coffee Lovers meet Thursdays at Lake Belt

CEYLON — Our Savior's Lutheran Church will hold their usual 5:30 p.m. service tonight, Saturday, June 6, with communion. The congregation is planning a special closing or decommissioning service at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 20 as the congregation will be ending their services. The Circle of ...

Police

FAIRMONT Thursday, June 4 11:06 a.m. — A driving complaint was reported in the 600 block of North Orient Street. 12:13 p.m. to 5:50 p.m. — (3) animal complaints/bites were reported in Fairmont. 1:43 p.m. — A disabled/abandoned motor vehicle was reported in the 1200 block of Goemann Road. 3:04 p.m. — Police rendered assistance to the ambulance in the 1300 block of North State Street. 6:36 p.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 300 block of Lake Avenue. 7:24 p.m. — A civil complaint was reported in the 1300 block of Johnson Street. 11:23 p.m. — ...

Planning coming to fruition for IHD

FAIRMONT – After a year of planning, decision-making and setup, Interlaken Heritage Days (IHD) is fleshed out and ready to go for another year. To start with on Thursday, June 11, IHD is working with the Lions Club on a fundraiser for the heritage days by having Beatles tribute band A Hard Day’s Night perform at the Fairmont High School Performing Arts Center starting at 7 p.m.. IHD Committee Vice President Dustin Tino said they partner up with a lot of committees to get IHD put together, but this is a new elevation of collaboration. “I don't know if we've partnered up on ...